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Bro . JOHN THOflAS SHAPCOTT , Proprietor' of the NEW RED LION , 181 HARROW ROAD , W ., Has excellent accommodation for Lodges of Instruction .
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THE WHELM SANITARY LAUNDRY , PRICKLER'S HILL , HIGH ROAD , NEW BARNET . Special Terms for Hotels , Clubs , & c . Drying grounds , top-wards of an acre in extent , quite open on all sides . Carpets beaten , cleaned & re-laid . Farther particulars of MRS . STAPLES , Proprietress .
Ad00704
X w . & J . BALLS , X BOOKBINDERS,IN ALL BRANCHES . Metropolitan Bookbinding Works , 362 GRAY'S INN ROAD , KING'S CROSS . BOOKS BOUND TO ANY PATTERN . v J \ Old Bindinsrs & Libraries Repaired & Decorated . J \ .
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Weaver'sDepository.PERSONAL ^ ^ ^ G ^^^^^^ E FROM 1 / S BMHOUR*8CarltonTerrace,HarrowRd.,W.
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^^^ S ^^ 3 V ^ 3 S ^ i ^^ BOlSBSABJ ^ aea jJ S SATUEDAY , 8 TH AUGUST 1896 .
R.M.I. Boys.
R . M . I . BOYS .
AT the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers , held at the Freemasons' Hall , W . C , on Friday , 10 th ult ., and briefly reported at the time , a letter was read from the Grand Secretary of the Province of North and East Yorkshire , with copy of resolution passed by that Provincial Charities Association
objecting to the sale of the Institution and the purchase of a new site . It was reported that the letter had already been submitted to the Board of Management , who had ordered it to be placed before the Quarterly Court .
It was moved by Bro . Glass Vice-President , seconded by Bro . W . Russell ( Province of Kent ) , and carried unanimously , " That this Court having heard the letter read , takes no action thereon . "
The Secretary placed before the Court a circular dated " Hull , June 1896 " ( of -which we attach a copy ) , which , he was informed , had been issued by the Prov . G . Sec . of North and East Yorkshire to each Provincial Grand Lodge , and tbat he had received the copy only after application to Bro . Peck , on the 29 th June .
On receiving the circular he had at once communicated with Bro . Peck , and asked him for the authority for the statement made , viz .: —" The Board of Management having decided to build a new School , and sell the present Institution for what it will fetch . " Up to the present moment he bad received no reply from Bro . Peck . _ Bro . J . S . Cumberland desired to repudiate an allegation which had reached him that he was a party to the issue of the
R.M.I. Boys.
circular . He wished it to be distinctly understood that he had no knowledge of the circular until after it had been issued , and that for his own part he was quite satisfied with the decision of the last Quarterly Court .
After some discussion it was unanimously resolved " That the Secretary be instructed to state that some of the statements named in the Yorkshire circular are not accurate in fact , and that this Court is satisfied to draw the attention of the Province to
the announcements already made by the Board of Management , that it ' will shortly issue to the Subscribers a statement of the reasons for the proposed removal of the School from its present position as sanctioned by the last Quarterly Court . ' " The following is the circular referred to in the above :
PROV . G . LODGE OF NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE
Hull , June 1896 . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOBSHIPFUL SIB AND BBOTHEB , I am directed to forward to you copy of a resolution unanimously passed at a meeting of the Prov , Charities Association of this Province , held at York on the 18 th inst .
At this meeting extracts referring to the subject were read from " The Freemason " of 8 th April 1892 , also 4 th and 18 th April 1896 . In a leaderette the same paper observes " the outlay on the present Institution , from first to last , cannot have been , much less than £ 100 , 000 , whilst the value of the estate is estimated at £ 30 , 000 . "
The Board of Management having decided to build a new School and sell the present Institution for what it will fetch , it follows that an enormous loss ( £ 70 , 000 to £ 80 , 000 ) will be the result , unless immediate action be taken by the Subscribers and friends of the Institution to prevent the proposed sale of the School being carried into effect .
You will greatly oblige by informing me what action your Prov . Grand Lodge is taking in this matter . I have the honour to remain , •Yours fraternally , M . C . PECK Prov . Grand Secretary .
COPY OF RESOLUTION . " That this meeting , representing the Province of North and East Yorkshire , strongly objects to the sale of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys , or the purchase of a site for a new School , and requests that before any steps be taken in this direction , the general body of Subscribers be appealed to for their opinion on the subject . "
Bro . Alderman E . Casper Paine , J . P ., who was the Mayor of Gravesend for two years , 1893-1895 , has received a flattering compliment from the Burgesses of that ancient Borough . His portrait , painted by public subscription , was last "Wednesday hung up in the Town Hall of Gravesend , and will be a lasting
memorial of his popularity . At the same time a service of plate was presented to Mrs . Paine , who ably assisted her husband in the social duties of his position . Bro . J . E . Willis has succeeded
in obtaining a fine photograph of the picture , which is an excellent likeness , and represents Bro . Paine in his robes of office . In tbe evening the occasion was celebrated by a banquet at the Eoyal Clarendon Hotel , provided by Bro . Alfred J . Baldock .
We regret to hear that Bro . J . M . McLeod Secretary of the Boyal Masonic Institution for Boys has been confined to his bed during the week , with an attack of muscular rheumatism , but are pleased to say he so far recovered as to be able to attend the
oflice of the Institution on Wednesday . We are sure his many friends will -join us in the hope that the attack will not return , but that , on the contrary , Bro . McLeod may long enjoy the best of health , especially as the Centenary and other matters relating to the School will now require so much of his attention .
The will of Bro . Bradshaw Brown , who died on 9 th March from the effects of a fall from his horse , at Blackheath , was proved this week in London , the gross personalty being sworn at £ 12 , 962 .
The Freemasons of Mississippi have resolved to exclude drinksellers from membership , and the Grand Lodge of Tennesse , attended by 700 delegates , has done the same .
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Ad00702
Bro . JOHN THOflAS SHAPCOTT , Proprietor' of the NEW RED LION , 181 HARROW ROAD , W ., Has excellent accommodation for Lodges of Instruction .
Ad00703
THE WHELM SANITARY LAUNDRY , PRICKLER'S HILL , HIGH ROAD , NEW BARNET . Special Terms for Hotels , Clubs , & c . Drying grounds , top-wards of an acre in extent , quite open on all sides . Carpets beaten , cleaned & re-laid . Farther particulars of MRS . STAPLES , Proprietress .
Ad00704
X w . & J . BALLS , X BOOKBINDERS,IN ALL BRANCHES . Metropolitan Bookbinding Works , 362 GRAY'S INN ROAD , KING'S CROSS . BOOKS BOUND TO ANY PATTERN . v J \ Old Bindinsrs & Libraries Repaired & Decorated . J \ .
Ad00705
Weaver'sDepository.PERSONAL ^ ^ ^ G ^^^^^^ E FROM 1 / S BMHOUR*8CarltonTerrace,HarrowRd.,W.
Ar00706
^^^ S ^^ 3 V ^ 3 S ^ i ^^ BOlSBSABJ ^ aea jJ S SATUEDAY , 8 TH AUGUST 1896 .
R.M.I. Boys.
R . M . I . BOYS .
AT the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers , held at the Freemasons' Hall , W . C , on Friday , 10 th ult ., and briefly reported at the time , a letter was read from the Grand Secretary of the Province of North and East Yorkshire , with copy of resolution passed by that Provincial Charities Association
objecting to the sale of the Institution and the purchase of a new site . It was reported that the letter had already been submitted to the Board of Management , who had ordered it to be placed before the Quarterly Court .
It was moved by Bro . Glass Vice-President , seconded by Bro . W . Russell ( Province of Kent ) , and carried unanimously , " That this Court having heard the letter read , takes no action thereon . "
The Secretary placed before the Court a circular dated " Hull , June 1896 " ( of -which we attach a copy ) , which , he was informed , had been issued by the Prov . G . Sec . of North and East Yorkshire to each Provincial Grand Lodge , and tbat he had received the copy only after application to Bro . Peck , on the 29 th June .
On receiving the circular he had at once communicated with Bro . Peck , and asked him for the authority for the statement made , viz .: —" The Board of Management having decided to build a new School , and sell the present Institution for what it will fetch . " Up to the present moment he bad received no reply from Bro . Peck . _ Bro . J . S . Cumberland desired to repudiate an allegation which had reached him that he was a party to the issue of the
R.M.I. Boys.
circular . He wished it to be distinctly understood that he had no knowledge of the circular until after it had been issued , and that for his own part he was quite satisfied with the decision of the last Quarterly Court .
After some discussion it was unanimously resolved " That the Secretary be instructed to state that some of the statements named in the Yorkshire circular are not accurate in fact , and that this Court is satisfied to draw the attention of the Province to
the announcements already made by the Board of Management , that it ' will shortly issue to the Subscribers a statement of the reasons for the proposed removal of the School from its present position as sanctioned by the last Quarterly Court . ' " The following is the circular referred to in the above :
PROV . G . LODGE OF NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE
Hull , June 1896 . ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOBSHIPFUL SIB AND BBOTHEB , I am directed to forward to you copy of a resolution unanimously passed at a meeting of the Prov , Charities Association of this Province , held at York on the 18 th inst .
At this meeting extracts referring to the subject were read from " The Freemason " of 8 th April 1892 , also 4 th and 18 th April 1896 . In a leaderette the same paper observes " the outlay on the present Institution , from first to last , cannot have been , much less than £ 100 , 000 , whilst the value of the estate is estimated at £ 30 , 000 . "
The Board of Management having decided to build a new School and sell the present Institution for what it will fetch , it follows that an enormous loss ( £ 70 , 000 to £ 80 , 000 ) will be the result , unless immediate action be taken by the Subscribers and friends of the Institution to prevent the proposed sale of the School being carried into effect .
You will greatly oblige by informing me what action your Prov . Grand Lodge is taking in this matter . I have the honour to remain , •Yours fraternally , M . C . PECK Prov . Grand Secretary .
COPY OF RESOLUTION . " That this meeting , representing the Province of North and East Yorkshire , strongly objects to the sale of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys , or the purchase of a site for a new School , and requests that before any steps be taken in this direction , the general body of Subscribers be appealed to for their opinion on the subject . "
Bro . Alderman E . Casper Paine , J . P ., who was the Mayor of Gravesend for two years , 1893-1895 , has received a flattering compliment from the Burgesses of that ancient Borough . His portrait , painted by public subscription , was last "Wednesday hung up in the Town Hall of Gravesend , and will be a lasting
memorial of his popularity . At the same time a service of plate was presented to Mrs . Paine , who ably assisted her husband in the social duties of his position . Bro . J . E . Willis has succeeded
in obtaining a fine photograph of the picture , which is an excellent likeness , and represents Bro . Paine in his robes of office . In tbe evening the occasion was celebrated by a banquet at the Eoyal Clarendon Hotel , provided by Bro . Alfred J . Baldock .
We regret to hear that Bro . J . M . McLeod Secretary of the Boyal Masonic Institution for Boys has been confined to his bed during the week , with an attack of muscular rheumatism , but are pleased to say he so far recovered as to be able to attend the
oflice of the Institution on Wednesday . We are sure his many friends will -join us in the hope that the attack will not return , but that , on the contrary , Bro . McLeod may long enjoy the best of health , especially as the Centenary and other matters relating to the School will now require so much of his attention .
The will of Bro . Bradshaw Brown , who died on 9 th March from the effects of a fall from his horse , at Blackheath , was proved this week in London , the gross personalty being sworn at £ 12 , 962 .
The Freemasons of Mississippi have resolved to exclude drinksellers from membership , and the Grand Lodge of Tennesse , attended by 700 delegates , has done the same .